[[Image:Soldier in Class A Uniform.jpg|right|thumb|200px|{{#ifexist:Template:Soldier in Class A Uniform.jpg/credit|{{Soldier in Class A Uniform.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}[[United States Army]] Soldier in Class A uniform]]

[[Image:Soldier in Class A Uniform.jpg|right|thumb|200px|{{#ifexist:Template:Soldier in Class A Uniform.jpg/credit|{{Soldier in Class A Uniform.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}[[United States Army]] Soldier in Class A uniform]]

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The image typically conjured by the term '''Soldier''' is that of a member of the [[Armed Forces]] trudging through the woods, with a large pack on their back and wearing thick boots. This imagery is accurate - soldiers specialize in serving primarily as defenders of a country's land.

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The term '''Soldier''' derives from the [[Latin (language)|Latin]] term ''[[soldus]]'' for the denomination of coin a [[Roman]] soldier was paid.<ref name=McClellanMuseum>

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| title = Why is the Colonel called "kernal"? The origin of the ranks and rank insignia now used by the United States armed forces

| quote = A Soldier is a person who serves in a military force for pay. His name comes from the Latin soldus, a contraction of another Latin word solidus, a Roman coin used for, among other things, paying military men.

The image typically conjured by the term '''Soldier''' is that of a member of the [[Armed Forces]] trudging through the woods, with a large pack on their back and wearing thick boots.

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This imagery is accurate - soldiers specialize in serving primarily as defenders of a country's land.

The term generally refers to an individual serving in a nation's [[Army]], although in the media "Soldier" or "troop" has referred to members of the Armed Services as a whole. For example, Marines are technically ''not'' soldiers, but the media has referred to "soldiers in the field" in a more general way.

The term generally refers to an individual serving in a nation's [[Army]], although in the media "Soldier" or "troop" has referred to members of the Armed Services as a whole. For example, Marines are technically ''not'' soldiers, but the media has referred to "soldiers in the field" in a more general way.

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The term Soldier derives from the Latin term soldus for the denomination of coin a Roman soldier was paid.[1]

The image typically conjured by the term Soldier is that of a member of the Armed Forces trudging through the woods, with a large pack on their back and wearing thick boots.
This imagery is accurate - soldiers specialize in serving primarily as defenders of a country's land.

The term generally refers to an individual serving in a nation's Army, although in the media "Soldier" or "troop" has referred to members of the Armed Services as a whole. For example, Marines are technically not soldiers, but the media has referred to "soldiers in the field" in a more general way.